Baby recovering in hospital after alleged assault by babysitter

An Anchorage babysitter is dealing with second-diploma assault for allegedly throwing a thirteen-month-previous baby a number of ft right into a picket piano bench.

Whereas Angelina Toilolo-Kapeli waits for her trial, little Chase Edwards is struggling to heal from a number of cranium fractures.

Chase’s father, Kevin Edwards, says Toilolo-Kapeli was his roommate and that he had no purpose to not belief her to observe his son whereas he was at work. He had achieved it a number of occasions earlier than.

Detectives with the Anchorage Police Division’s Crimes Towards Youngsters Unit say Toilolo-Kapeli modified her story a number of occasions about what occurred the day of Feb. 27, when the incident occurred. She first informed police the child fell off the sofa and hit his head. A number of days later she advised officers she had thrown the kid as a result of she was feeling annoyed and stressed.

“I might have left work early and rushed house to deal with him if I knew that my sitter was having a freak out session,” Edwards stated.

Chase has been within the hospital for almost two weeks — his cranium fractured in a number of locations after police say he was thrown throughout a room, hitting the sting of a piano bench. Edwards says docs nonetheless don’t know the complete extent of the accidents his son suffered, allegedly by the hands of his babysitter.

“He can’t actually swallow, he’s having a tough time with exhausting meals, after which there’s the lifeless tissue,” Edwards stated. “You don’t know what his life goes to be like.”

Edwards says his son almost died that day. As his child heals, Edwards needs to see the lady accused of injuring Chase serve the utmost sentence.

“We need to simply attempt to get some consciousness raised in order that these sorts of issues do occur much less and fewer as a result of these harmless youngsters don’t deserve this,” Edwards stated.

There are assets out there for folks or care suppliers who worry they could harm a toddler or are feeling the stresses of caregiving: